Reading for the Real World 3/e-Book 1 Unit 01 (K)

clover

클로버
Every March, we go outside and look for four-leaf clovers.

comprise

~로 구성되다
A mosaic is a picture that is comprised of many small pieces.

conduct

수행하다, 처리하다
The scientist will conduct research on the matter of gravity.

confess

인정하다, 자인하다
The boy confessed that he had taken the last cookie from the jar.

contradictory

모순되는
We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.

elusive

잡히지 않는
The elusive fish only came out at night.

emit

방사하다, 내뿜다
The kettle emitted steam and a whistling sound when the water was boiled.

existence

존재, 실재
Do you believe in the existence of aliens?

extinct

멸종된, 절멸한
Dinosaurs are no longer in existence; they are extinct.

fringe

주변부
Nina remained on the fringe of the crowd.

groom

신랑
The groom looked happy as he walked with his new wife.

habitat

서식지
They live in many different types of habitats.

indicate

나타내다, 표시하다
This topographical map of Switzerland indicates the highest mountain peaks in dark red.

legendary

전설상의, 전설의
The legendary sword 'Excalibur', was pulled out by King Arthur.

likewise

같이, 마찬가지로
We will use that method likewise to record our accounts.

muscular

근육이 잘 발달된
He exercised regularly so that his body could become muscular.

myth

신화
Many historians who study ancient cultures must decide if a story is history or just a myth.

periodic

주기적인
Joseph makes periodic visits into town when he needs supplies.

physical anthropologist

인류학자
He turned to the Internet and found Philip Walker, then president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.

puzzling

곤혹하게 하는, 헷갈리게 하는
This is a very puzzling question.

rationality

순리성, 합리성
We live in an era of rationality.

remains

(죽은 사람,동물의) 유해
After he passed away, his remains were buried in a cemetery near his home town.

respondent

응답자
60% of the respondents agreed with the suggestion.

ridiculous

웃기는, 우스꽝스러운
Everyone can seem foolish and ridiculous at some time, no matter how serious they are.

similarity

유사점, 닮음
One similarity is that Tigers and Lions are the biggest cats in the world.

skeptic

회의론자, 무신론자
I have to admit that I am a skeptic when it comes to fortune tellers and people who claim they can speak to the dead.

specimen

실례, 견본
In order to determine the cause of the child's illness, the doctor took a blood specimen.

superstition

미신
According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck.

survey

설문조사
We took a survey to see how kids reacted to the new.

upright

직립한, 곧은
A short time ago some builders left a huge square of plate glass standing upright in a field.